Create Date for files

[DaveC]

Is there anyway to keep the create date of a file during an initial replication.

It appears when directories are replicated it stamps the directory with the current time and date and changes all files under this directory to the same time\date stamps.

Files that are replicated in the root of a replication are not changed.

We need the create dates, owners and permissions to be identical.
Is there an option for this that I am missing.

Thanks
Dave