# File lib/thin/headers.rb, line 16
    def []=(key, value)
      downcase_key = key.downcase
      if !@sent.has_key?(downcase_key) || ALLOWED_DUPLICATES.include?(downcase_key)
        @sent[downcase_key] = true
        value = case value
                when Time
                  value.httpdate
                when NilClass
                  return
                else
                  value.to_s
                end
        @out << HEADER_FORMAT % [key, value]
      end
    end