1. One or more computer-readable media containing executable instructions that, when executed, implement the following method for an application to communicate with a procedure on a remote server via a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) software object: issuing a call to initialize the SOAP software object, said initialization including specifying the procedure on the remote server; issuing a call to set a body of a SOAP request to be used by the SOAP software object, using a set of parameters to specify said body; issuing a call to the SOAP software object, in order that the SOAP request be sent to the remote server, issuing a call to query the SOAP software object to obtain status information; issuing a call to query the SOAP software object to obtain response information sent from the procedure on the remote server; and issuing a call to set a header in the SOAP request to be used by the SOAP software object, including in said header a value for a mustUnderstand attribute.