Do I need to keep all my music in itunes even after it is on my ipod?

Since I have little space on my computer, is it possible for me to put all my music already on itunes INTO the ipod, then delete the songs in itunes so i can put more in without taking up all the space on my computer?

Since I have little space on my computer, is it
possible for me to put all my music already on itunes
INTO the ipod, then delete the songs in itunes so i
can put more in without taking up all the space on my
computer?
....or you could back-up your music files to DVD-ROM if you have a DVD-RW drive to free up space on your computer but now hard disk storage is so cheap ($1/Gb or less) that would be the best way to go.
Sony Vaio laptop + generic XP desktop   Windows XP   iPod 5G 30 GB, iTunes 6.0.5

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