[XHR] Overriding Request Headers with setRequestHeader()

In the XMLHttpRequest spec, for setRequestHeader(), the spec states:

   "If the header argument is in the list of request headers either use
    multiple headers, combine the values or use a combination of those
    (section 4.2, RFC 2616). [RFC2616]"

And RFC 2616 states:

   "Multiple message-header fields with the same field-name MAY be
    present in a message if and only if the entire field-value for that
    header field is defined as a comma-separated list"

So, what should the UA do for headers that are not defined to be 
comma-separated?  For example, in the case of setting Content-Type twice 
to two different values, does the latter override the former?

[...]
client.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "text/plain");
client.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "text/html");
client.send(data);

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Received on Wednesday, 23 April 2008 10:42:59 UTC