Index: Target.h
===================================================================
--- Target.h	(revision 6630)
+++ Target.h	(working copy)
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
   unsigned long msecs_used; /* How many msecs has this Target used? */
   bool toclock_running; /* Is the clock running right now? */
   struct timeval toclock_start; /* When did the clock start? */
+  time_t host_start, host_end; /* The absolute start and end for this host */
 };
 
 class Target {
@@ -212,6 +213,9 @@
      current time handy.  You might as well also pass NULL if the
      clock is not running, as the func won't need the time. */
   bool timedOut(const struct timeval *now);
+  /* Return time_t for the start and end time of this host */
+  time_t StartTime() { return htn.host_start; }
+  time_t EndTime() { return htn.host_end; }
 
   /* Takes a 6-byte MAC address */
   int setMACAddress(const u8 *addy);
Index: nmap.cc
===================================================================
--- nmap.cc	(revision 6630)
+++ nmap.cc	(working copy)
@@ -1757,7 +1757,9 @@
     for(targetno = 0; targetno < Targets.size(); targetno++) {
       currenths = Targets[targetno];
     /* Now I can do the output and such for each host */
-      log_write(LOG_XML, "<host>");
+      log_write(LOG_XML, "<host starttime=\"%lu\" endtime=\"%ld\">",
+		(unsigned long) currenths->StartTime(),
+		(unsigned long) currenths->EndTime());
       write_host_status(currenths, o.resolve_all);
       if (currenths->timedOut(NULL)) {
 	log_write(LOG_PLAIN,"Skipping host %s due to host timeout\n", 
Index: docs/nmap.dtd
===================================================================
--- docs/nmap.dtd	(revision 6630)
+++ docs/nmap.dtd	(working copy)
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@
                           smurf | ports | os | distance | uptime | 
                           tcpsequence | ipidsequence | tcptssequence |
                           hostscript | trace)*, times ) >
+<!ATTLIST host
+			starttime	%attr_numeric;	#IMPLIED
+			endtime		%attr_numeric;	#IMPLIED
+>
 
 <!-- these elements are written by output.c:write_xml_initial_hostinfo() -->
 <!ELEMENT status	EMPTY >
Index: output.cc
===================================================================
--- output.cc	(revision 6630)
+++ output.cc	(working copy)
@@ -496,6 +496,22 @@
     return;
   }
 
+  if (o.verbose) {
+    time_t tm_sec;
+    struct tm *tm;
+    char tbufs[128], tbufe[128];
+    tm_sec = currenths->StartTime();    
+    tm = localtime(&tm_sec);
+    if (strftime(tbufs, sizeof(tbufs), "%Y-%m-%d %T %Z", tm) <= 0)
+      fatal("Unable to properly format host start time");
+    tm_sec = currenths->EndTime();    
+    tm = localtime(&tm_sec);
+    if (strftime(tbufe, sizeof(tbufe), "%Y-%m-%d %T %Z", tm) <= 0)
+      fatal("Unable to properly format host end time");
+    log_write(LOG_PLAIN,"Scan of %s started at %s and ended at %s\n",
+	      currenths->targetipstr(), 
+	      tbufs, tbufe);
+  }
   log_write(LOG_PLAIN,"Interesting %s on %s:\n",
 	    (o.ipprotscan)? "protocols" : "ports", 
 	    currenths->NameIP(hostname, sizeof(hostname)));
Index: Target.cc
===================================================================
--- Target.cc	(revision 6630)
+++ Target.cc	(working copy)
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
   MACaddress_set = SrcMACaddress_set = NextHopMACaddress_set = false;
   htn.msecs_used = 0;
   htn.toclock_running = false;
+  htn.host_start = htn.host_end = 0;
   interface_type = devt_other;
 	devname[0] = '\0';
 	devfullname[0] = '\0';
@@ -376,6 +377,7 @@
   htn.toclock_running = true;
   if (now) htn.toclock_start = *now;
   else gettimeofday(&htn.toclock_start, NULL);
+  if (!htn.host_start) htn.host_start = htn.toclock_start.tv_sec;
 }
   /* The complement to startTimeOutClock. */
 void Target::stopTimeOutClock(const struct timeval *now) {
@@ -385,6 +387,7 @@
   if (now) tv = *now;
   else gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
   htn.msecs_used += TIMEVAL_MSEC_SUBTRACT(tv, htn.toclock_start);
+  htn.host_end = tv.tv_sec;
 }
   /* Returns whether the host is timedout.  If the timeoutclock is
      running, counts elapsed time for that.  Pass NULL if you don't have the