Simon 5 is coming soon!
Simon version 5 is currently in beta testing. It is a massive update, introducing a much-requested feature: syncing the Simon data between multiple Macs, plus a Simon Status service, a Link Checker filter, improved Find filter, iMessage and Speak Error notifiers, a new app icon, and much more.
Important: please note that Simon 5 requires a minimum of macOS 10.12 (Sierra), and will be a paid upgrade from Simon 4 after the beta. Purchasers since September 1, 2020 automatically get a version 5 license (that also works in previous versions).
Re: Alternatives to FTP for uploading Reports to a web server
The easiest solution would be for you to add a new FTP account just for the directory Simon is uploading too. With most hosting control panels, that's easy to do (and can be done for other situations too). That account would only have access to that directory, so the rest of the server would remain secure.
I would like to add other options at some point, though.
Re: Alternatives to FTP for uploading Reports to a web server
I want to publish an RSS report to a remote server. The host prefers that all content update is done vis SFTP. In reading the above I'm assuming that I must use FTP?
Re: Alternatives to FTP for uploading Reports to a web server
Yes, the Reports feature uses FTP to upload reports.
In the future I'd like to add more secure upload options, but for now that's the only choice.
Though as a workaround you could save the report locally then perhaps have a Script-based test to upload it securely.