ftp timestamp

    mystamp=$(date -r  "/home/reporter/aws/traffic/$yesterday/$yesterday-trafficcensusaggregateids.tsv.gz" "+%Y%m%d%H%M")
    echo $mystamp
}
#### send the file to the ftp ####
function send-file {
  /usr/bin/ftp -inv $HOST <<EOF
user $USER $PASSWORD
cd $remote
lcd $localdir
mput $yesterday-trafficcensusaggregateids.tsv.gz
site "UTIME $mystamp $yesterday-trafficcensusaggregateids.tsv.gz"
bye
EOF