Lars asks:

> Can anybody enlighten me what an "attaboy" is? I've noticed it in
>  several different postings now but my dictionary does not know it.

"Attaboy" is an English colloquilism, a contraction, probably representing
the phrase: "That's my boy" or "That's a good boy" or something very similar.
Under any circumstance, it's a congratulatory, well deserved pat on the back.

Wirt Atmar