Problem Copying Directories in Gnome 2.10 File Manager

[Dom Incollingo <DomIncollingo austin rr com>]

Hello,

I'm using Gnome 2.10 with SuSE 9.3.  When I copy a directory from one 
location to another using the Gnome File Manager (right click, copy 
file, then paste), the creation date of the target directory (and all 
it's sub-directories) is dropped.  If I do an 'ls -l' on the target 
directory (or it's sub-directories), the creation date shows as 
1969-12-31.  The creation date of all regular files (non-directories) is 
preserved.

Has anyone had this problem or found a solution to it?  Is this a 
problem inherent in Gnome 2.10, or in the SuSE implementation of the 
Gnome desktop?

Thanks for your help.

Dom