IPod Touch and the "erase this ipod and sync" message

Not the normal question about music...
I recently rebuilt my laptop and reloaded the OS. I installed iTunes 9.02 (previously 9.01) and reloaded all my music. I totally forgot about my e-mail on the iPod Touch. I had originally configured the e-mail on the iPod and have never synced e-mail or contacts between the iPod and the computer. I connected the iPod and received the "erase this ipod and sync" message. I am not concerned about the music since I have already replaced it all in iTunes, but I am very concerned with my e-mail and Safari bookmarks. Does anyone know if these will be erased too?
Thanks for any help you can give me,
Alan

E-mail is not synced to iphone at all. It is accessed from the server just as with the e-mail program on the computer, so there is nothing to lose.
As long as you have at least one unique contact on the new computer, you should get the option to merge the data.

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