AOL features standard IMAP mailboxes since 2002 or thereabouts.
So you can install Mozilla Thunderbird and configure your AOL email
addresses with the following data:
server type: IMAP4
server name:
imap.aol.com
user name: (your screen name goes here)(a)aol.com
password: (your mailbox or AIM password)
That´s it.
FC