I have seen a few AOL customers this week who use the AOL software and had problems displaying their email. The email window only showed blank spots where subjects, dates, and senders appear. When opened, replying or forwarding email was also impossible.
Fortunately, I have an easy fix for you AOL holdouts with this email problem:
Start your AOL program, but DO NOT sign in!
Click Mail from the menus
Click Mail Settings...