Moving DNS to Mac OS X Server

I've been using QuickDNS on Mac OS 9 for years but am now moving to OS X Server. The administration is very different and I find the documentation from Apple not very clear. (Guess they don't know how to to a screen shot to show examples.) Can someone give me a quick, clear run down on how i can get my existing domains set up in OS X Server?
1.6GHz PM G5 - 250GB, 1GB, ATI9600.   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

The easiest way to move your zone files to the Mac is to setup the Mac as a secondard DNS server and have it pull the zone files from the master QuickDNS server.
I'm guessing from your post that you want to use the Mac as the main server moving forwards. In that case if you're used to QuickDNS I would recommend upgrading to the latest version and using that to manage your domains.
Apple's GUI for managing DNS pales in comparison to QuickDNS.
If you can do without the GUI and configure DNS manually you should be OK, but if you're looking for a GUI option you'll be disappointed with Server Admin.

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    May 27 09:34:44 server com.apple.launchd[1] (0x7f82db62bfd0.anonymous.nohup[360]): Switching sessions is not allowed in the system Mach bootstrap.
    May 27 09:34:44 server com.apple.launchd[1] (0x7f82db62bfd0.anonymous.nohup[360]): _vprocmgr_switch_to_session(): kr = 0x44c
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    May 27 09:34:44 server com.apple.launchd[1] (0x7f82dd0023b0.anonymous.nohup[620]): Switching sessions is not allowed in the system Mach bootstrap.
    May 27 09:34:44 server com.apple.launchd[1] (0x7f82dd0023b0.anonymous.nohup[620]): _vprocmgr_switch_to_session(): kr = 0x44c
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