Preserving file timestamp with filezilla FTP upload ??

Hi -
Have looked, don't find this topic elsewhere so -

Is there any way that I can get files uploaded to HostPapa to have the same timestamp on HP as the source on my PC??

I am using FileZilla for FTP upload/download. (WinXP PC)
I have set it to preserve timestamp on files transferred.
Works on downloads (i.e. files transferred from HP to my PC keep the HP date/time).

Does not work on upload - e.i. file on HP gets date/time that upload occurs, not date/time of srcfile as dated on my PC.

I would like to have HP files dated same as my PC = helps with a basic "version control". FileZilla says this depends on host implementing FTP MFMT extension.

Any suggestions?