A website called Gmail4Troops.com has launched with the intention of collecting Gmail invites by means of donation and rewarding them to military members who sign up. The accounts, while available to all service members, will be prioritized for those serving in combat zones.

The reason behind Gmail4Troops is the inefficiency of the current military accounts available to the troops now. A quote from Ann Mitchell, president and CEO of the California-based consulting firm Institute for Spam and Internet Public Policy, appeared in the Stars and Stripes explaining the current email situation and the motivations behind the service:

“We’ve heard from some of the troops who said one picture from their wife, and it wiped out their entire storage space, or a new photo would delete an older one. [Gmail] has a gig of storage, and troops can see clips of home movies, clips of their babies taking their first steps, of their children’s graduations.”

The service was started when Drew Olanoff contacted Wil Wheaton of Star Trek fame with his idea of donating Gmail invites. Shortly there after, Wil and Drew created Gmail4Troops in order to give troops access to invitations. Unfortunately, they have had a hard time getting word out about their donation website.

If you are one of the lucky users to have a Gmail account and still have remaining invitations, Gmail4Troops is a good place to make use of them. No word has been given on when Gmail will be made available to the public, so a donation site for troops needing larger storage facilities is an important service.

To donate a Gmail invitation, please visit Gmail4Troops.com.

Chris Richardson is a search engine writer and editor for webproworld. Visit webproworld for the latest search news.