Truncating a single line of text if is fairly straightforward. Truncating multiple lines is a bit harder. Using just CSS (no JavaScript or server-side dancing) is nice for the simplicity.

Check this post written by Chris Coyier on mailto: links. "It's pretty easy to use, but as with anything web, there are lots of things to consider."

Another great post on Frontend Development written by Ire Aderinokun, Frontend Developer and User Interface Designer. In this article she shows us how to highlighting search matches.