1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/email/utils.scm b/email/utils.scm
index 536dc52..70153be 100644
--- a/email/utils.scm
+++ b/email/utils.scm
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@
   #:use-module ((rnrs io ports)
                 #:select (call-with-bytevector-output-port))
   #:use-module (rnrs io simple)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-26)
   #:export (get-line-with-delimiter
             read-objects
             read-while
             read-bytes-till
             acons*
-            alist-delete*))
+	    alist-combine))
 
 (define (read-objects read-proc port)
   "Read all objects using READ-PROC from PORT and return them as a
@@ -101,13 +102,15 @@ delimiting linefeed character."
      (acons key value (apply acons* rest)))
     ((alist) alist)))
 
-(define (alist-delete* keys alist)
-  "Return a list containing all elements of ALIST whose keys are not a
-member of KEYS."
-  (filter (match-lambda
-            ((key . _)
-             (not (member key keys))))
-          alist))
+(define (alist-combine alist1 alist2)
+  "Combine two association lists ALIST1 and ALIST2 into a single
+association list. Key-value pairs in ALIST2 are more significant and
+override those in ALIST1."
+  (append alist2
+          (remove (match-lambda
+                    ((key . _)
+                     (assoc key alist2)))
+                  alist1)))
 
 (define (cg-string-ci pat accum)
   (syntax-case pat ()