diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
index d09ff95..0d80204 100755
--- a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/local/bin/ruby -w
 
-# $Dwarf: ripnews.rb,v 1.57 2003/04/28 11:02:15 ward Exp $
+# $Dwarf: ripnews.rb,v 1.58 2003/04/28 20:28:05 ward Exp $
 # $Source$
 
 require 'date'
@@ -401,7 +401,8 @@ check_config
 @maxfilelength = get_max_file_length(@config[@config.keys[0]]["TEMPDIR"])
 
 print "\n$Id$\n"
-print "Starting: #{Time.now}\n\n"
+tstart = Time.now
+print "Starting: #{tstart}\n"
 
 if Debuglevel > 2
 	@config.each_key{|i|
@@ -413,7 +414,7 @@ if Debuglevel > 2
 end
 
 for group in @config.keys.sort
-	print "Getting articles for #{group}\n"
+	print "\nGetting articles for #{group}\n"
 	@articles = Article.new(@config[group]["NNTPSERVER"], group, @config[group]["NEWSRCNAME"])
 #	begin
 		@articles.get_articles(@config[group]["CACHEDIR"])
@@ -462,4 +463,12 @@ for group in @config.keys.sort
 	end
 	@articles.quit
 end
-print "\nFinished: #{Time.now}\n"
+
+tend = Time.now
+print "\nFinished: #{tend}\n"
+runtime = (tend - tstart).to_i
+h=runtime/3600
+m=runtime%3600
+s=m%60
+m=m/60
+printf("Running time: %02d:%02d:%02d\n", h, m, s)