Running Virtual Domains on Mac OSX Server and Postfix

Just purchased Mac OS Server X and Installed it. I am begining to setup mail servevices and this is my question.I have been using FreeBSD 5.3 and Postfix. In the main.cf I had setup 3 virtual Domains and used Canonical Maps and virtual alias to get my mail to the proper mailboxes. Now do I have to do that here in the terminal screen manually adding the canonical maps and virtual alias in the main.cf or does Server admin do it automacticly when I setup the virtual domains?
Thanks
PowerMac G4 Digital Audio 533 Mhz. Mac OS X (10.4.2)

You can either go the manual editing route you were used to or use Server Admin. The results will be similar, but the approach different. Server Admin defines virtual domains differently (This is possible because postfix allows for different implementations.
I have written a Tutorial on OS X Virtual Mail Domains. You can download it here: http://osx.topicdesk.com/downloads/

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