Clean restore without losing application settings

Hi,
I was hoping to do a clean install on my iPhone when the 3.0 software update comes out, as experience hath shown that this generally results in less problems down the road. My concern is, is there any way to preserve the preferences for the third-party applications I currently have installed, or will I lose all settings for this applications unless I restore from backup?

gordon142 wrote:
will I lose all settings for this applications unless I restore from backup?
Yes, they are in the backup file.

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